Thursday, 13 April 2017

A Couple of Magic Items From Lion & Dragon

Warwick's Sword: This is the Two-Handed
Sword that belonged to the legendary old Anglish knight, Sir Guy of
Warwick. He used it in the service of King Athelstan in the 10th
Century. His most famous deed was probably the slaying of the
Northman giant Colbrand. It is a magic sword, capable of doing damage
to creatures immune to normal weapons. Besides this, it does double
damage against all Giants. The Sword now belongs to the Royal
Treasury, where by tradition a custodian is paid a wage of 2p per day
to guard it.

Ring of Eleazer: the followers of the
Magister Eleazer, who lived in the time of the Emperor Vespasianus
(and was thus a contemporary and friend to St. Apollonius) were
gifted (as a token of recognition) with alchemical rings of Eleazer's
own invention. Some of these have survived over the years. Eleazer
was fiercely dedicated to fighting demons, and a ring of Eleazer
grants anyone who wears it a +1 to all saving throws against magic,
or a +2 to saving throws against chaotic powers (such as the powers
of demons or the undead), as well as a +2 bonus to the saving throw
required to achieve dominion over a demon during summoning.
Additionally, any magister who wears a ring of Eleazer gets a +1 to
spellchecks for all techniques of Banishing.

Jarl's Ring: legend holds that seven
great Northman warriors, of the line of Ragnar, were given magic
rings by a wandering vitki (Northman wizard) to protect them from
harm. As these Northmen were all part of the forces that conquered
Albion, some of these rings are likely found here (one is said to be
in the possession of the Percy noble family). These rings are all
made of electrum and inscribed with various Northman runes. All of
them have the same effect: they quickly staunch bleeding in whoever
wears them. The wearer of a Jarl's Ring will be completely immune to
infections; additionally, if they are reduced to negative hit points
(but not killed) they will automatically be stabilized (suffering no
ongoing bleeding). They are likewise immune to any effects (magical
or not) that would normally cause ongoing bleeding.

There's plenty more where that came from. But to see the rest, you'll have to wait until Lion & Dragon comes out!